United States v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

HULBERT, District Judge.

The defendant, Western Union Telegraph Company moves: (1) For summary judgment ; (2) to add parties, or in the alternative, to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint for lack of indispensable parties.

Plaintiff moves for a temporary injunction.

Defendant’s motion number one is granted, which renders unnecessary the consideration and determination of the other motions.

In this action the Government seeks to compel the application of the rental sums of $75,000, which become due on July 1 and January 1 of each year under a lease of May 7, 1881, between the Northwestern Telegraph…